Wichita eagle., 1887-11-04

and jumped to conclusion not formed,
1 assure you, on any former experience
Of me, I was able to clear my skirts, so l
am once more happy.
After a late breakfast we proceeded on
our journey, but soon shot into the Mont
Gents tunnel, which occupied thirty min
utes in passing through. Then we de-
/ scended the Al ps on the other side, down
through vineyards with dropping punches
Of juicy grapes awaiting their doom in
the wine press. Wherever a chestnut
tree could find root. amongst the rocks
and on the hillsides, their branches
J stopped to the burden of an excessive
( yield Of sweet but unwholesome nuts
! double III size to the American variety.
/ Leaving snow, mountain vineyards and
! chestnut forests to our rear, we soon
emerged into the broad, fertile plain sur
rounding the handsome, wide awake city
Of Turin, where we found accommodate
/ tons at the ''Trimbetta" until the ensu-
/ ing day, when we continued the Journey
| TO Genoa and tarried here three
or four days, waiting for the
steamer to sail. on which
We are now slowly blowing the waters
/ of the blue Mediterranean bound for the
! Orient
! You viii remember that in q former
/ letter | expressed a regret that we We're
not allowed sufficient time in Genoa to
take in its sights. I was not then aware
that i should be 50 fortunate as to return
to it, with time enough to spare to see all
that was worth seeing. Securing the
services of a guide, whose knowledge of
the English language, accompanied by
the usual prolxety OF gesture common to
all Italians made itself understood. we
visited the various churches, palaces,
gardens, ETC., in which Genoa seems to
have q Surfeit The cathedral of St.
Lorenzo was built in the Eleventh CEN
fury Of the style known as the Gothic
Renaissance with alternate layers of
black and white marble. 1t contains
some fine paintings, one by BOrrachiO,
which NapOlean carried off to Paris, af-
terward returned by the government of
France; also fine statues Of the School OF
Angels, the Tombs Of Doges, who with
council of ten ruled Genoa at
one period of her history in the same
manner, though perhaps not SO mfa-
mOusly as they governed Venice. In
his church is p reserved relics held to be
sacred by those of the Catholic faith,
consisting of two silver gilt boxes made
by COntucio in 1855 containing the ashes
of John the Baptist brought from the
city OF Glyra, a seaport town of Lycia, in
1887, and which are paraded through the
streets on Corphus Christi day with great
pOmD. Another relic is an emerald dish
on which the Paschal lamb was served at
the last supper. This was captured from
the Saracens at the StOrming OF Cesarea
in 1101.
The church of the Annunciation was
begun in the year 600 but only completed
in 1893. 1t is true basilica, and with its
large CORN THAN columns OF notified mar
bic. its grOined work and cOrnices all
blue and gold, and its seven chapels on
each side of the aisies finished IN the
most elaborate manner, has a very
pleasing effect. The canopies of the two
main affairs are supported by surpentine
columns Of purest alabaster, and two
chapelS. one on each side Of the 1pse are
fitted up most gOrgeOUslv, the frescos,
which are one OF the many features of
its attractlyeneSS. Were executed by
Carlona, who having Killed a rival artist
through iealously fled to this sanctuary
for refuge. The willy priests knowing
his value set him at work to embellish
the bare and unsightly plastered roof of
their church, and murderer and hiding
culprit as he was, he has left the impress
Of his genius on that naked ceiling in
manner so gorgeous and beautiful, that
outside Of a few of the old masters his
work has no rival elsewhere The ex-
terror appearance OF this church is very
commonplace, but the grandeur of the
interior cOmpensateS one for their diSap-
pOintment before entering it.
The church OF st. Matthews is noted
only for its crypt which contains the
saTacOphagus of Andrea Dorias, called
the Father Of his Country and prOba-
bly, the greatest man Genoa ever produc-
ed. In the cloister are two mutilated
statues Of colossal size, minus head. feet
and arms. They We're statues to Prince
Darius and his brother and are all that
are left Of many fine statues and works
OF art which the revolutionistS destroyed
the Doreye palace in 1919.
There are no art galleries in Geneva
outside Of the palaces, but Of these we Wis !
tied so many IN the course of our three
days stay that we we Were forced to bid
our guide cali halt Even palaces grow
mOnotOnOus after one has climbed three
flights of stairs from six to twelve times
4 day and witnessed a remarkable same
ness in style and adornments. In two of
these palaces we were shown the bed
where Napoleon had slept and the table
at which he dined. The Royal palace. of /
course. differed somewhat from the oh |
ers in grandeur and extent. We were
to the private apartments Of the /
king and queen through the potency of I
a French COIN The queens bedcham- /
Der was somewhat more gorgeous |
than my queen occupies. I had only /
eyes for the object and that was the bed /
1t was Of modern construction, all gold /
and crimson velvet with handsomely |.
worked coat of arms at the head. a silken /
over all surmountad in the center 4
by a golden crown. The throne room /
was very elegant, all the ornamentation /
was in gold. the walls hung in rich vel /
vets and ali the furniture laid with gold /
and upholstered in embroidered silk. !
The reception room with the floors of /
polished inlaid wood work. silk hangings /
and fine paintings was also truly admisa- /
Bile The remaining palaces except the /
are the property Of scions Of T
the old families prominent in the history
Of Genoa. Some. however. have passed f.
into piebeian hands and been diverted TO /
the uses of trade.
The municipal palace was the most /
attractive 10 Us. for it contained relics .
that nowhere else can be found We